Thursday, March 30, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, March 30, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +144 and the Predators at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 75 games. They have an overall record of 36-24-15 and on the road they have a record of 16-14-8. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 230 goals and given up 221 goals for a point differential of +9. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-39 and an over/under record of 34-37-4. Nashville shows up with a record of 39-26-11 including 23-8-7 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 226 goals and surrendered 210 for a goal differential of +16. The Predators have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-37 while their over/under record sits at 40-31-5.

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Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 35-39 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 34-37-4 against the over/under

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 37-37 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 40-31-5 against the over/under

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
03/28/17 GO Frederik Andersen Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Nashville
03/23/17 C Eric Fehr Hand out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Lower Body out indefinitely
03/28/17 C Mike Fisher Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Toronto
03/28/17 D Yannick Weber Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Toronto

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has accumulated 62 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 35 goals this season with 253 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 222 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 30 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,924 shots against him and has given up 157 goals. He has made 1,767 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Predators. He has 13 goals this season with 146 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 29 goals on 229 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 30 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,642 shots against him and has given up 138 goals. He has made 1,504 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 87 total points this season. They have scored 230 goals while giving up 221 goals. They have had 223 power play opportunities and have scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 233 power play opportunities and given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.54% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have a total of 89 points on the season. They have 47 power play goals on 235 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 228 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 226 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.56%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 4,573 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,584 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.7% as they have 3,448 attempts while they've given up 3,489 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. They have 2,286 face off wins compared to 2,332 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense Toronto has 1,792 hits and they've blocked 1,095 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville has attempted 4,411 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,241 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.6% as they have 3,280 shots while they've given up 3,206 attempts on defense. The Predators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.5% as they've compiled 2,404 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,268 face off losses. On defense Nashville has blocked 1,035 shot attempts and they have 1,561 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Maple Leafs/Predators NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto +144

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